Democracy or alternative political systems in Asia : after the strongmen
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Democracy or alternative political systems in Asia : after the strongmen
(Routledge contemporary Asia series, 46)
Routledge, 2014
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  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
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  Nagano
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  Shizuoka
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  Kyoto
  Osaka
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  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
From the 1980s onwards, a tide of democratization swept across the Asian region, as the political strongmen who had led since the end of World War II began to fall. Although it is generally assumed that once authoritarian leaders no longer hold power, the political landscape will drastically change and the democratic transition will simply be a matter of time, this book shows that the move towards democracy in Asia has by no means been linear process, and there have been a number of different outcomes that reflect the vastly divergent paths towards liberalization the Asian nations have followed.
This book examines seven countries that were previously under authoritarian or semi-authoritarian rule, but then followed very different trajectories towards increasing liberalization after the fall of political strongmen: South Korea, Taiwan, China, the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand. Importantly, the case studies reveal the factors that may enable transition to a more democratic system, and alternatively, the factors that inhibit democratic transition and push countries down a more authoritarian path. In turn, three key models that follow the fall of a political strongman emerge: democratization with substantial political reform and consolidation; democratization with limited political reform, leading to weak democratic institutions and instability; and an alternative political system with sustained authoritarianism. By tracing these very different paths and outcomes in the wake of a strongman's fall, the contributors present valuable information for countries on the course towards democratization, as well as governments and organisations who work to facilitate this process.
This book will be welcomed by students and scholars interested in Asian politics, governance and democratization studies.
Table of Contents
Part I: Overview 1. After the Strongmen: The Beginning of Democracy in Asia? 2. Personalist Leadership Styles and Legacies: A Comparative Survey of East and Southeast Asian Nations Part II: Northeast Asia 3. Taiwan's Democratization after the Strongmen: Leadership Matters 4. After Chun Doo-Hwan: Progress of Democratization and Residue of Authoritarianism in South Korea 5. China after Deng Xiaoping: The Search for a Non-Democratic Development Model Part III: Southeast Asia 6. Unchanged after Changes: The Philippines after Marcos 7. Malaysia after Mahathir: Late Democratization Amidst Development, the Strong Developmental State and Developmentalism, 8. Indonesia's Quest for a Democratic Culture: Pluralism, Tolerance and Rule of Law, 1998-2013 9. Rise and Fall of Thaksin Shinawatra and the New Politics in Thailand
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